A few months back I showed you my “garden wagon”… okay so it is a sled. It worked for the time being but now I have the real thing!
I was out yard sale-ing this weekend and I came across this beauty for $40.00 and instantly knew I had to have it. The kids are in love with it too.
It is huge and will be a great help when my compost is done cooking and when the leaves start falling. … [Read more...]

I have wanted to make a batch of compost/manure tea for sometime. We recently had a gardening workshop at church and the master gardener who was presenting waters her raised bed gardens with compost/manure tea and it got me motivated to get it done.
I had all of the materials on hand:
-Large garbage can with a lid
-Old t-shirt or cloth
-Garden twine
-Aged manure
I started by … [Read more...]

For several years now I have wanted to buy a garden wagon. I still haven’t gotten one but this year I have found a handy solution. We had a very dry winter this year and I picked up a plastic sled at a thrift store last fall.
We only got enough snow on one day to use the sled, but rather than let it sit in a pile in the garage I have been using it in my gardening. Lil’Miss loves to take rides … [Read more...]

For the past two summers we have had a handful of encounters with snakes in our backyard. Just simple little garter snakes. They are fun to watch when you are prepared for them, but for me when they slither out of a hiding spot and scare me, I don’t like that. I have been on the watch out this spring for snakes. I know they like to hide in one of our compost piles, so I try to stay clear of … [Read more...]

I took my first batch of compost out of the composter and added it to our garden! It is wonderful to see that my new composter is working great! I even got the start of our garden planted. I planted peas last week and also planted a variety of other plants in our raised beds: early girl tomatoes, Swiss chard, bell peppers, sweet onions, bunching onions, and broccoli.
The left side of the … [Read more...]

I like to garden. I fail to get out in the dirt once the mercury hits the 90’s and most of my yard go to auto mode (thank goodness for sprinkler systems!). I suppose that is one reason that spring is my favorite, the mild wonderful weather.
Last year I decided to take my first shot at a composter. I had composted a little bit by making a pile of yard and kitchen waste at the side my house, but I … [Read more...]